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What Does the Sale of The Washington Post Mean to Your Association?

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I’ve been thinking about what Jeff Bezos’ purchase of The Washington Post means for trade associations? We heard the news a couple of weeks ago that Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon is buying The Washington Post and there have been many articles about what this means for the newspaper business.

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Pride

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Both men visited Washington, D.C. “Granddaddy” and “Dad” visited Washington as part of an “Honor Flight” from Mobile, Alabama. Granddaddy Cox” was one of the South Alabama veterans flown to Washington for ceremonies in their honor. for the day on Wednesday. “Rip” Cox.

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An AweSOME Evening for Those in Need

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David is one of the first friends I made when I moved to Washington 23 years ago. SOME provides shelter, food, and medical care for those in need in Washington, D.C. , .” Fran and I attended their Annual Gala & Auction last night at the National Building Museum as the guest of my friend David Tolson.

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McLean’s Most Generous Resident?

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Yesterday’s Washington Post column by Robert McCartney highlighted the charitable contributions of William E. Rubenstein’s charity is more high profile, like pledging to repair the Washington Monument. William Conway in Forbes. Conway, Jr.

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Verto Solutions, ASAE & the Association Management Advantage

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Verto Solutions , a Washington, D.C.-based The trend toward association management is significant, with more and more non-profits, trade groups, and professional societies turning to professional management companies to run their increasingly sophisticated operations.

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Catering and Innovation – Main Event

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There’s a fascinating feature in the current Washington Business Journal about gourmet catering and small business innovation. Nancy Goodman and Joel Thevoz, the married business partners at Main Event Caterers in Arlington, Virginia have created an aquaponics system for growing vegetables and raising fish – in their warehouse!

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Getting Started in Government Relations: Advice for Law Students

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The Washington, DC area is an exciting place to live and because the economy is so diverse there are lots of things that a lawyer can do that don’t involve government. When I graduated from law school I had a vague notion that I might want to work in government relations, but first I wanted to work for a Member of Congress.

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